Where I live, in any given year 1 in 4 people suffer from a diagnosable mental health problem. 1 in 4! Most disturbing is the stigma attached to the problem, making it a taboo subject. And as a result of this societal silence, the problem is getting bigger. I like to flip this, to consider […]
Skin In the Game
By September 24, 2014 12 Comments
Why do I pick up a piece of rubbish at Burning Man, when I would typically let if fly past me if I was at home? This is the question I asked myself, as I compulsively ran off into the desert in the extreme heat of the day, chasing a bit of paper that flew […]
Sponsor me a Private Jet and an Unlimited Credit Card
By September 17, 2014 18 Comments
Do you have a private jet and an unlimited credit card that you can give me? Or – do you know somebody who has? Why do I mischievously ask this question? Three reasons: Firstly, because it is such a crazy request that it might just be mad enough to work. Secondly, I have the time […]
Burning Man – The Extraordinary In The Ordinary
By September 10, 2014 6 Comments
Last month, around 65,000 people met in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada for Burning Man which, to me, is one of the greatest events on earth. I was lucky enough to be there with a group of 15 people from all over the world. I am not going to try to explain what Burning […]
Mincome & Mass Unemployment
By September 3, 2014 9 Comments
I recently described my employment status as ‘Self-unemployed’. I am not retired and I don’t earn a living. I am just pursuing what I love to do, while I have the resources to do it. Because of the freedom I have, I am able to focus my entire time on making a difference. I am […]
The Faster Horse
By August 27, 2014 6 Comments
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said ‘faster horses’.” This quote from Henry Ford has more relevance now than ever. The gap between what is already possible for humanity and what is actually being delivered is widening every day. We are trapped in a world with governments aspiring only to […]
The 4th R
By August 6, 2014 18 Comments
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Viktor E. Frankl If ever there were a quote that highlighted one of the main opportunities for growth in every human being, it is this one. Because […]
The Rising Tide
By July 23, 2014 13 Comments
I am not a big fan of self interest, in any form. In this era, many of our systems promote it, whether in patents or politics, and, sadly, self interest drives the behaviour of much of the world around us. Consequently, it is causing patterns of short-termism in behaviour that lessen our ability to thrive […]
Blank Sheet Thinking
By July 16, 2014 8 Comments
There is one question that should be asked much more often. That question is: What if we reimagined this from a blank page? You see, there is a huge shift happening in what is possible. Just in my own lifetime, with the emergence of the internet and the mobile phone, I see how those technologies […]
Will you take the red pill?
By June 18, 2014 20 Comments
We are living an illusion. We frequently ignore reality. We try to forget unpleasant things. The world we live in is dying slowly every day. Whether it be our resources, our climate, our happiness or our health, step by step, we are collectively and gradually worsening things. And if we don’t resolve this, we will […]